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FILE - In this file photo dated Tuesday, Dec. 10, 2019, Prime Minister of the United Arab Emirates Sheikh Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum attends the 40th Gulf Cooperation Council Summit in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Godolphin founder Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum has been chasing a Derby victory for decades. He is 0-for-11 in the race, but has the early favorite in undefeated Essential Quality. (AP Photo/Amr Nabil, File)

Sheikh’s missing daughter casts shadow over Kentucky Derby favorite

by Beth Harris Associated PressApril 29, 2021

FILE - In this April 27, 2010, file photo, trainer John Sadler, upper right, watches as jockey Rafael Bejarano mounts a horse before a workout at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Ky. California-based Sadler is not necessarily supportive of horse racing’s move toward the elimination of race-day medication. Sadler saddles Rock Your World in this weekend’s Kentucky Derby, which will be run for the first time without horses using the anti-bleeding drug Lasix. (AP Photo/Garry Jones, File)

Kentucky Derby horses running without Lasix under new rule

by Beth Harris Associated PressApril 27, 2021April 27, 2021

FILE - In this file photo dated Tuesday, Dec. 10, 2019, Prime Minister of the United Arab Emirates Sheikh Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum attends the 40th Gulf Cooperation Council Summit in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Godolphin founder Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum has been chasing a Derby victory for decades. He is 0-for-11 in the race, but has the early favorite in undefeated Essential Quality. (AP Photo/Amr Nabil, File)

Dubai sheikh still chasing elusive Kentucky Derby victory

by Beth Harris Associated PressApril 26, 2021

FILE - In this April 11, 2018, file photo, former Los Angeles Dodgers manager Tommy Lasorda attends a news conference in Los Angeles. Tommy Lasorda, the fiery Hall of Fame manager who guided the Los Angeles Dodgers to two World Series titles and later became an ambassador for the sport he loved during his 71 years with the franchise, has died. He was 93. The Dodgers said Friday, Jan. 8, 2021, that he had a heart attack at his home in Fullerton, California. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes, File)

Hall of Famer Lasorda dies at 93

by Beth Harris Associated PressJanuary 8, 2021

FILE - In this Sept. 7, 1960, file photo, Rafer Johnson of Kingsburg, Calif., is flanked by runners-up, Chuan-Kwang Yang, left, of Taiwan, and Vasily Kuznetsov of Russia, as they join in three-way handshake after receiving medals for the decathlon event of the Olympics in Rome, Italy. Rafer Johnson, who won the decathlon at the 1960 Rome Olympics and helped subdue Robert F. Kennedy's assassin in 1968, died Wednesday, Dec. 2, 2020. He was 86. He died at his home in the Sherman Oaks section of Los Angeles, according to family friend Michael Roth. (AP Photo)

Rafer Johnson, 1960 Olympic decathlon champion, dies at 86

by Beth Harris Associated PressDecember 2, 2020

Jockey John Velazquez riding Authentic, right, crosses the finish line to win the 146th running of the Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs, Saturday, Sept. 5, 2020, in Louisville, Ky. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson)

Authentic wins Kentucky Derby, gives Baffert tying 6th victory

by Beth Harris Associated PressSeptember 5, 2020

Kentucky Derby entry Tiz the Law runs during a workout at Churchill Downs, Friday, Sept. 4, 2020, in Louisville, Ky. The Kentucky Derby is scheduled for Saturday, Sept. 5th. (AP Photo/Darron Cummings)

Tiz the Law is a big favorite in a Derby unlike any other

by Beth Harris Associated PressSeptember 4, 2020

FILE - In this Sept. 19, 2016, file photo, Los Angeles Dodgers Hall of Fame announcer Vin Scully puts his headset on prior to a baseball game between the Dodgers and the San Francisco Giants in Los Angeles. Scully has culled items from his personal collection of memorabilia for auction on Sept. 23. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill, File)

A baseball life: Scully auctions items from 67-year career

by Beth Harris Associated PressAugust 26, 2020

Los Angeles Dodgers fans take in the view near Dodger Stadium on Wednesday, June 24, 2020, in Los Angeles. By the time Major League Baseball returns in late July, it will have been more than four months since teams last played. The season is now going to be a 60-game sprint to the finish, held in ballparks without fans and featuring some unusual rules. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)

MLB cancels All-Star Game for first time since 1945

by Beth Harris Associated PressJuly 3, 2020

Tiz the Law (8), with jockey Manny Franco up, crosses the finish line to win the152nd running of the Belmont Stakes horse race, Saturday, June 20, 2020, in Elmont, N.Y. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)

Belmont winner Tiz the Law eyes ambitious summer schedule

by Beth Harris Associated PressJune 22, 2020